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Great Grandfather
It is strange to see one of the two portraits that hung in my grandparents' hallway, for sale on the web. Issac was born in 1837 in Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire. Taught himself to read and write while an agricultural labourer, ...Read more
A memory of Marlborough by
Brushing The Cobwebs Off
My mother, Mrs Pat Bishop, was Headmistress of Boddington C of E School from November 1949 until sometime in 1962. In the beginning there were only about 9 children in the school, 5yrs to 11, no mains water or flushing ...Read more
A memory of Upper Boddington by
My Banbury Grans Village
My grandmother's name was Amelia Gough and she lived in the second cottage on the right at the bottom of the green on the road to Mollington. Water was collected by bucket over the road from a tap in the vicarage wall. She ...Read more
A memory of Warmington in 1940 by
Growing Up In Greenford In The 1960s And 1970s
Here are some random memories: Lists Bakeries on Greenford Broadway. Lovely aroma, tasty bread. The paper bags all used to have the slogan 'Good Flavour Always Finds Favour'. The covered market near ...Read more
A memory of Greenford by
The Flying Horse
I worked at the pub on Parson Street. Banbury is a great town, to remember crazy memories, like when you did not have any money then there would be no electric or TV. I remember St Mary's church bell practice was on Wednesday ...Read more
A memory of Banbury in 1977 by
Life At Avon Carrow For A Yank Abroad
I moved into Avon Carrow in the Spring of 1970. I was stationed at RAF Croughton but moved my family to this small village in Warwickshire because that life was what we were used to, coming from the small ...Read more
A memory of Avon Dassett by
18 Happy Years
We moved into Avon Carrow in November 1991, just after the M40 motorway had been extended to Warwick, and started the most rewarding living experience of our mature lives. The Carrow has an interesting history for such a ...Read more
A memory of Avon Dassett in 2009 by
6th Northwood Scouts Go Hostelling
I remember staying at the youth hostel in Greens Norton with the patrol leaders of the 6th Northwood Scout Group. I was an ASL (Assistant Scout Leader) with the troop for several years and as I had always ...Read more
A memory of Greens Norton in 1980 by
Happy Childhood
I lived with my grandma Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bignell at No 10 Ten Cottages from 1943 to around 1948. The houses were Estate owned (and still are) and my grandad Robert Bignell worked at the manor house first as a shepherd and then ...Read more
A memory of Wormleighton in 1946 by
A Town Of Inbreds
1) Highest known amount of people infected with chlamadia in one place. 2) Most teenage pregnancies in all of Britain 3) EVERYONE here is on some kind of drugs, usually pills 4) This includes is right now, and we are primary ...Read more
A memory of Banbury by
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Situated near to the junction of two Roman roads and several prehistoric trackways, the Iron Age hillfort of Badbury Rings dominates the surrounding downland.
The long avenue of beech trees which lines the road beyond Wimborne, towards the ancient hillfort of Badbury Rings, is one of the finest sights in England.
Above a great double avenue of beech trees, which line the road from Wimborne, lies the huge hillfort of Badbury.
The long avenue of beech trees which lines the road beyond Wimborne, towards the ancient hillfort of Badbury Rings, is one of the finest sights in England.
The view from Kingston Lacy House shows the wooded Badbury Rings on the horizon.
Banbury once boasted a castle which enabled the town to grow in the shadow of its protective walls.
Banbury's splendid Town Hall with its noble entrance and tower, built in the 15th-century Gothic style, opened in 1854.
The Oxford Canal was first opened as far as Banbury in 1778 and to Oxford in 1790.
The second largest town in Oxfordshire, Banbury has long been famous as the main meeting point of routes from the Midlands to London and Oxford.
Adderbury, south of Banbury, evolved as a result of the wool trade.
The splendid 17th-century panelling from this room was rescued from a London warehouse and returned to Banbury in the 1970s.
This photograph of the village of Byfield, on the old turnpike road midway between Daventry and Banbury, shows plenty of pedestrians, but no traffic.
Banbury is famous for its cross, a nursery rhyme and its cakes.
The old village lies to the east of the Banbury road, and the magnificent 15th-century church spire is visible from miles around.
There was one death, the Conservative Club was stoned, and the visiting Emily Pankhurst had to take refuge in Banbury's County Stores (in the background, behind the horse).
Heading south-west towards Banbury, we now reach Upper Boddington, close to the Warwickshire border.
Since the 1960s this village has grown quite substantially, mainly to accommodate workers from Banbury, 3½ miles away.
This view is on the High Street, part of the A361 Banbury to Daventry road.
Albert Bowen, licensee of the Hunt, Edmunds & Co pub is not yet serving Banbury ales, wines and spirits.
These stories might have been about the 'fine lady upon a white horse' who rode her 'Cock horse to Banbury Cross' (possibly Celia Fiennes); or about the infamous Dick Turpin, who apparently visited
